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<title>JapanSoc Social Bookmarking / Top Stories / Japan Sport</title>
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<description>by Nick Ramsay </description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:07:29 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hockeyroos in Surprise Loss to Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Hockeyroos_in_Surprise_Loss_to_Japan/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:07:29 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the run up to the Beijing Olympics, the Australian hockey team, the Hockeyroos, have been beaten by Japan! I can't say I'm much of a hockey fan, but this is quite an achievement for Japan considering the Hockeyroos were &quot;declared Australia's Team of the Year five times and were awarded the B<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Konishiki Sheds 70kgs After Gastric Bypass Surgery]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Konishiki_Sheds_70kgs_After_Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Konishiki_Sheds_70kgs_After_Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:30:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The formerly 300 kilogram sumo monster, Konishiki, had a gastric bypass operation in February and has slimmed down to... 230kgs. Just for comparison, I weigh 62kgs total! If you were overweight would you have surgery-<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kotooshu becomes 1st European to win Emperor's Cup]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Kotooshu_becomes_1st_European_to_win_Emperors_Cup/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Kotooshu_becomes_1st_European_to_win_Emperors_Cup/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 10:34:42 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Yogurt is no longer Bulgaria's most well-known export to Japan. That honor belongs to Kotooshu, who enters the history books as the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. How refreshing to see a rikishi show some emotion, as well - way to go, Kotooshu!<br/><br/>9 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nakamura ate my dog | Japan Probe]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Nakamura_ate_my_dog__Japan_Probe/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Nakamura_ate_my_dog__Japan_Probe/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 16:48:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Hilarious - Daily Telegraph misinterprets my blog, accuses Japan of eating dog food, and all hell breaks loose! Japanese BBSes are live with the story, and WJT is getting hammered. I'm rather proud that I've caused an international incident.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sumo: This Stuff is Vicious]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_This_Stuff_is_Vicious/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_This_Stuff_is_Vicious/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:03:29 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[We take a trip to Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Watch as I document sumo matches from the lower ranks all the way up to the makuuchi level. We catch a glimpse of Asashoryu doing his yokozuna dance, and see a couple of vicious and too close to call bouts.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Too Brutal For Japanese TV?]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Too_Brutal_For_Japanese_TV/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Too_Brutal_For_Japanese_TV/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:51:23 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Sometimes entertaining, often violent and bloody; Japan's fascination with mixed martial arts (MMA) sportfighting contest comes into contrast with its otherwise happy-happy kawaii Hello Kitty image. Have you watched MMA- Are you glad when Bobby gets his *!@ beat-<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Best Japanese MLB Players]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Best_Japanese_MLB_Players/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Best_Japanese_MLB_Players/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:21:16 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[How are things shaping up for the biggest names in Japanese baseball in the Major Leauges- Who will have the hottest season- Will it be Kosuke Fukudome- Dice-K- What do you think-<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yabusame at Sumida Koen]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Yabusame_at_Sumida_Koen/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Yabusame_at_Sumida_Koen/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:36:29 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Yabusame_at_Sumida_Koen/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A little bit of history and some photos of the yabusame (archery on horseback) event held recently at Sumida park in Tokyo.  It was a great day and  the skill required to hit the targets was a feat to behold.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 and Makes History]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Danica_Patrick_wins_the_Indy_Japan_300_and_Makes_History/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Danica_Patrick_wins_the_Indy_Japan_300_and_Makes_History/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:32:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Danica_Patrick_wins_the_Indy_Japan_300_and_Makes_History/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Danica Patrick became the first female to win an Indy Car race and she did it in Japan!<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kawamoto baseball team lose by 66 runs!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Kawamoto_baseball_team_lose_by_66_runs/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Kawamoto_baseball_team_lose_by_66_runs/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:19:23 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[And you thought you were having a bad day...how about this pitcher-  66 runs in less than two complete innings - how is that possible-<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Number 42 in Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Number_42_in_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Number_42_in_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:29:55 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[In Japan the number 42 is consider bad luck by some yet 10 players don this number everyday as professional baseball players.  In the US this number is revered and has been retired to honor Jackie Robinson's struggle to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.  So I ask, is it an honor or<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honey Bees Attack Marathon Runners]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Honey_Bees_Attack_Marathon_Runners/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Honey_Bees_Attack_Marathon_Runners/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:47:42 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Mike over at Japan Is Doomed has picked up on the story of 32 runners who got stung when they ran through a swarm of honey bees in a marathon in Saga. Very entertaining. As a bonus, he's thrown in a video of English comedy legend Eddie Izzard joking about beekeepers.<br/><br/>6 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ceremonial Sumo Tournament at Yasukuni]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Ceremonial_Sumo_Tournament_at_Yasukuni/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Ceremonial_Sumo_Tournament_at_Yasukuni/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:19:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Ceremonial_Sumo_Tournament_at_Yasukuni/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Check out the photos of my trip to watch Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine.  This event is the only time this year that you could catch a Sumo tournament for free and it was great! I even got a couple of shots of Yokuzuna Asashoryo.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sumo Wrestler's Blog Typifies Japan's Blogging Boom]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Wrestlers_Blog_Typifies_Japans_Blogging_Boom/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Wrestlers_Blog_Typifies_Japans_Blogging_Boom/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:34:02 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Wrestlers_Blog_Typifies_Japans_Blogging_Boom/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blogging is a passion in Japan, to the point that if you DON'T have a blog, you're hopelessly behind the times. With 1.5 million new blog posts every day, even Sumo wrestlers have blogs - at least, top-level wrestler Kotoshogiku does.<br/><br/>7 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snowboarding Japan - Kawaba Ski Resort]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Snowboarding_Japan_-_Kawaba_Ski_Resort-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Snowboarding_Japan_-_Kawaba_Ski_Resort-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:28:15 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Snowboarding_Japan_-_Kawaba_Ski_Resort-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After 16 months i’ve finally been able to get to the snow for a days Snowboarding. I’ve been to the snow a heap of times but it’s always been on the back of an Onsen Trip, which is considerably different to a day of excercise hurtling down the mountain.rnrnThe destination was Kawaba Ski Resort,<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sumo Shots]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Shots/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Shots/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:31:09 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Sumo_Shots/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some excellent photos of a Sumo tournament in Osaka.<br/><br/>5 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Hanshin Tigers and the Curse of Colonel Sanders]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Hanshin_Tigers_and_the_Curse_of_Colonel_Sanders/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Hanshin_Tigers_and_the_Curse_of_Colonel_Sanders/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:34:23 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Hanshin_Tigers_and_the_Curse_of_Colonel_Sanders/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Back in 1985 a curse was started when some Hanshin Tigers fans were celbrating their teams win in the Japan Series the dumped a statue of Colonel Sanders in an Osaka River.  A new statue was erected on Monday in hopes of stopping the curse.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Best Will Come at Last]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Best_Will_Come_at_Last/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Best_Will_Come_at_Last/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:24:08 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/The_Best_Will_Come_at_Last/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hiroshima Carp's marketing department pull out the stops, recreating Da Vinci's Last Supper with manager Marty Brown cast as the J-man Himself.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Steps to Kill a Sumo Wrestler]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/8_Steps_to_Kill_a_Sumo_Wrestler/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/8_Steps_to_Kill_a_Sumo_Wrestler/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:21:34 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/8_Steps_to_Kill_a_Sumo_Wrestler/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A 17-year old sumo wrestler trainee was beaten to death while being hazed by senior wrestlers, 24-year old Masakazu Kimura and 25-year old Yuichiro Izuka.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox vs Athletics in Tokyo Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Boston_Red_Sox_vs_Athletics_in_Tokyo_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Boston_Red_Sox_vs_Athletics_in_Tokyo_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:54:15 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Boston_Red_Sox_vs_Athletics_in_Tokyo_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Boston Red Sox are happy to start the season with a road trip worthy of the title world champions. The Oakland Athletics are just glad to finally get the chance to play in Japan.The Red Sox and the A's will open the 2008 regular season with a two-game series March 25-26 at Tokyo Dome, thou<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Goal-line technology will be tested in Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Goal-line_technology_will_be_tested_in_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Goal-line_technology_will_be_tested_in_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:24:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Japan Sport</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanSport/Goal-line_technology_will_be_tested_in_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FIFA will test goal-line technology at the World Club Championships in Japan next month. If successful, it may be used in the 2010 World Cup.<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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